There is no limit to what you can do with photo editing software. Any error one of your photos might have can be fixed with a few clicks of your mouse. You don’t even have to hire someone to edit your photos for you. A lot of these programs are easy enough for computer novices to figure out in a flash. You might run into a learning curve with some of these programs, but it won’t be hard to find the help you need to get going. When you get moving, you’re going to wonder why you didn’t have photo editing software in your life before.
Here are the criteria we used to evaluate photo editing software:
Ease of Use
Photo editing is especially difficult to learn and use because of the many different options available. The software should have tutorials to show you how to use features and many programs have "Wizards" that automatically fix the most common problems with photos, (e.g. red-eye, crooked images, correct poor lighting and so on).
Photo editing is especially difficult to learn and use because of the many different options available. The software should have tutorials to show you how to use features and many programs have "Wizards" that automatically fix the most common problems with photos, (e.g. red-eye, crooked images, correct poor lighting and so on).
Import and Export Formats
There are a handful of widely used formats the program should definitely support. JPG, GIF, BMP, EPS, PDF, TIF, PICT are among the most common. However, with the ever-changing nature of file formats, more is better.
There are a handful of widely used formats the program should definitely support. JPG, GIF, BMP, EPS, PDF, TIF, PICT are among the most common. However, with the ever-changing nature of file formats, more is better.
Editing
The photo editing software should have features that allow you to improve or add to your photo like lighting adjustment, effects, text and so on.
The photo editing software should have features that allow you to improve or add to your photo like lighting adjustment, effects, text and so on.
Photo Sharing Capabilities
Software should give you tools to optimize (file size, resolution and image size) your photos for the specific sharing method you intend to use. Sharing methods include email, web galleries, PDAs, cell phones, print and more.
Software should give you tools to optimize (file size, resolution and image size) your photos for the specific sharing method you intend to use. Sharing methods include email, web galleries, PDAs, cell phones, print and more.
Output Capabilities
The software should be versatile and effective in saving images. It ought to save the images in a number of different ways including printing, emailing, web and more, so you can delve into the world of digital scrapbooking.
The software should be versatile and effective in saving images. It ought to save the images in a number of different ways including printing, emailing, web and more, so you can delve into the world of digital scrapbooking.
Organizing
The photo editing program should have organizing capabilities with thumbnails, the ability to search for images by keywords or rating, view EXIF (digital camera data), store your images in permanent albums and image archiving.
The photo editing program should have organizing capabilities with thumbnails, the ability to search for images by keywords or rating, view EXIF (digital camera data), store your images in permanent albums and image archiving.
Help/Documentation/Support
The software should have tutorials to show you how and why you would want to use certain features. Also the manufacturer should provide technical support in the form of FAQs, email and phone.
The software should have tutorials to show you how and why you would want to use certain features. Also the manufacturer should provide technical support in the form of FAQs, email and phone.
With the right photo editing software, you could be the envy of all your relatives,scrapbooking partners or business associates. You never know what's going to work for you until you try it, so you should go out and pick up some photo editing software today.
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